The weekend after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Democratic Rep. Sharice Davids spoke to a gathering of volunteers prepared to knock on doors ahead of Kansas’ August vote on abortion rights.
At the time, campaigners and observers alike believed the vote — the first on abortion rights in the country — would be close. Davids, who was running unopposed in the Democratic primary, threw her political weight behind the vote-no effort.
Come Election Day, the effort paid off. Abortion rights won big and Democrats found hope that they could stave off losses in what was expected to be a good election year for Republicans.
